No Foolin' - Celebrating Favorite Songs of Foolishness

Let's be honest - April Fool's Day jokes aren't often met with much enthusiasm. But fooling around has frequently been a smart choice when it comes to music. Here, we list a few favorites - having some fun with tunes that range from the rock-bottom somber variety to the extremely not-so-much. Feel free to comment with your own suggestion for tunes of tomfoolery below! (A note: this list does lend to an essentially endless amount of cover/other versions not covered here, so please keep that in mind). -TCC

In no particular order.

• "Statue of a Fool" (multiple, most notably Jack Greene, Jack Greene with Jeannie Seely and gorgeously by Ricky Van Shelton) 
• "One of a Kind Pair of Fools" (Barbara Mandrell)
  
• "Only Fools Rush In" (Elvis) 
• "Cool to Be a Fool" (Joe Nichols)
• "The Fool" (Lee Ann Womack)
• "Foolish Pride" (Travis Tritt)
• "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am?" (Lee Roy Parnell)
• "Fools Like Us" (Sherrie Austin) 
• "Some Fools Never Learn" (Steve Wariner)
• "Alright Guy" (Todd Snider, writer and performer and also recorded and performed expertly by Gary Allan). Okay, so it doesn't *technically* use the term but it's implied and besides. Always love me some Gary Allan. 
• "Love's Made a Fool of You" (Buddy Holly)
• "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (Elvin Bishop, recently covered in a 2020 ACM Award winning collab for Music Event of the Year by Miranda Lambert, Caylee Hammack, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris and Tenille Townes)
• "No Foolin'" (Lesley Gore, I'm Coolin', No Foolin' - YouTube)
• "Fool's Progress" (Clint Daniels) ​
• "Same Old Fool" (Dolly Parton) 
• "Fool's Paradise" (Buddy Holly)
• "Foolish Games" (Jewel, not country, but she DID try her hand at a country career) 
• "Foolin'" (Def Leppard)
• Bit of a stretch maybe, but last/not least will be "Unwound" ('cause he's "the drunkest fool in town"). That's a wrap!

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